Leafs Prep for 'Different Animal' of Playoff Hockey

TAMPA – The Montreal Canadiens were the cream of the crop in the Eastern Conference in the spring of 2008, locked in heated first round hostilities with a Bruins squad that was just beginning its ascent back up the Eastern Conference. Ryan O'Byrne was a 23-year-old rookie defender, getting his first taste of the postseason for Game 3 at the contentious visiting confines of TD Garden.